Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Philippines:

Locals Argue for Supply from Mt. Apo Geothermal Power Plant (Philippine Star)


Peace activists and cause-oriented groups are criticizing the reluctance of a Mt. Apo geothermal power plant developer Energy Development Corporation (EDC), to provide North Cotabato and its capital Kidapawan City a separate supply line from the facility.

Under existing regulations of the Department of Energy, geothermal and hydro-electric power plants are to allocate no less than 25 percent of the electricity such facilities can generate to host cities and provinces.

The city council of Kidapawan already granted permission to the EDC to develop a third geothermal plant in Barangay Ilomavis through a resolution stipulating such supply scheme, but the EDC is now haggling for a revision of such provision in the council’s written imprimatur for the construction of the plant.